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New students welcomed with pomp and circumstance (and pancakes)

New Student Convocation is a USC tradition; so is free food

August 20, 2015

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At a university steeped in traditions, this is the one that gets everything started: the Fall New Student Convocation. But students can’t be welcomed into the Trojan Family on an empty stomach: Hence, the pancake breakfast beforehand. Take a look at some of the sights as Welcome Week continued Thursday.

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New students welcomed with pomp and circumstance (and pancakes)

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First 3D-printed rocket, created by Trojan engineers, soars into the upper atmosphere

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